The NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden has condemned the new surveillance bill being pushed through the UK's parliament this week.
Subscribe to The Guardian ► http://bitly.com/UvkFpD
He has expressed concern about the speed at which it is being done, lack of public debate, fear-mongering and what he described as increased powers of intrusion.
Get the whole picture, the whole time ► http://is.gd/9LRxIO
Endboard video links:
Hillary ClintonInterview ► http://is.gd/clintoniv
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North Korean militaryparade in slow-mo ► http://bit.ly/TTEAGk
Police assault on Ian Tomlinson at G20 ► http://bit.ly/1rgq6Pg
Manny Pacquiao fight highlights ► http://bit.ly/RBczBp
Brick-by-brick women's fencing protest ► http://bit.ly/RBcEFc
Trouserless on the Tube ► http://bit.ly/SPWOrv
Jesus "would have been an atheist" ► http://bit.ly/1kfrKqP
Open Heart Surgery ► http://bit.ly/1tPaGQ2
Brick-by-Brick Usain Bolt2012Olympic gold ► http://bit.ly/1pxQqQv

published:14 Jul 2014

views:17885

Spying on private citizens through the internet is legal. A UK court has decided snooping by British intelligence agencies does not violate human rights. The ruling comes after rights groups launched legal action against cyber-spy service GCHQ following the revelations of whistleblower Edward Snowden. Amnesty International UK's legal advisor RachelLogan joins RT to discuss this issue.
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published:09 Dec 2014

views:1664

Legality of GCHQ surveillance questioned by leading lawyer
Subscribe to the Guardian HERE: http://bitly.com/UvkFpD
Cabinet ministers have long insisted that GCHQ's surveillance programmes are legal. But a leading lawyer has questioned this claim. Jemima Stratford QC says the laws on spying are vague and outdated and ministers have 'unfettered' power to approve certain activities. So if the laws don't work, can GCHQ really rely on them?
Click here for full Guardian article:
http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/video/2014/jan/28/gchq-surveillance-legality-lawyer-video

published:30 Jan 2014

views:5608

In the UK, MPs are introducing new laws to protect US military bases in Britain - a person could be punished just for walking a dog nearby. The government's using legislation enacted over a century ago, to move ahead without Parliament's approval. For more lets cross live to RT's Laura Smith.
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published:11 Jan 2014

views:28

British eavesdropping agency GCHQ has secretly accessed fibre-optic cables carrying huge amounts of internet and communications data, according to documents disclosed by whistle-blower Edward Snowden. The agency is able to tap into and store data - including phone calls and e-mails between innocent people - from the cables for up to 30 days so it can be analysed under an operation codenamed Tempora. The Cheltenham-based agency would not comment on intelligence matters but insisted it was 'scrupulous' in complying with the law.
The UK’s new web spying rules are taking shape despite the legislation governing it, the Investigatory Powers Act, having become law late last year. There is, nonetheless, much left unresolved about what this act represents both in the UK and the fomenting of similar laws with neighboring EU powers. For instance, the Investigatory Powers Act, also known as the Snooper’s Charter, represents a massive extension of the surveillance power of the state. It requires Internet companies to keep customers’ web traffic history for 12 months. It also gives spying agencies and police powers the ability to conduct the mass hacking of IT infrastructures, personal computers, smartphones, and any electronic device. Just a year ago, NSA-contractor/whistleblower Edward Snowden labeled this as “the most extreme surveillance in the history of western democracy. It goes further than many autocracies.” So why are the British not reacting?
And we can’t forget back in 2013 when Mi5 interfered with the freedom of press when they stormed the guardian headquarters. Days later the paper published another story revealing how UK intelligence spied on British allies at two London summits. Shortly afterwards two senior British officials arrived at the Guardian's offices to see Rusbridger and his deputy, Paul Johnson. They were cordial but made it clear they came on high authority to demand the immediate surrender of all the Snowden files in the Guardian's possession. They argued that the material was stolen and that a newspaper had no business holding on to it. The Official Secrets Act was mentioned but not threatened. At this stage officials emphasised they preferred a low-key route rather than go to court.
The Guardian editors argued that there was a substantial public interest in the hitherto unknown scale of government surveillance and the collaboration with technology and telecoms companies, particularly given the apparent weakness of parliamentary and judicial oversight.
The newspapers said the documents revealed that by last year GCHQ was handling 600 million 'telephone events' each day, had tapped more than 200 fibre-optic cables and was able to process data from at least 46 of them at a time.
Security services will be legally empowered to bug computers and phones upon approval of a warrant. Companies will be legally obliged to assist these operations and bypass encryption where possible (more on this below).
Security services can acquire and analyse bulk collections of communications data. For example, this could mean a bulk data set such as NHS health records.
Oversight for these operations will come with a new “double-lock”, where any intercept warrants will need ministerial authorisation before being adjudicated by a panel of judges, who will be given power of veto. This panel will be overseen by a single senior judge, the newly created Investigatory Powers Commissioner.
For some context, figures from the Home Office, as published by The Guardian, show there were 517,236 authorisations in 2014 of requests for communications data from the police and other public bodies and a further 2,765 interception warrants authorised by ministers.
British and German spy intelligence on Syrian government troop movement has been shared with rebels to aid attacks on pro-Assad forces, UK and German newspapers revealed on Sunday.
An unnamed Syrian opposition official admitted that British intelligence is covertly aiding antigovernment forces in Syria, UK weekly newspaper the Sunday Times reported.
British authorities "know about and approve 100%" of intelligence from their Cyprus military bases being passed through Turkey to the troops of the rebel Free Syrian Army (FSA), the official said.
The UK owns two military bases on the island of Cyprus, one at Dhekelia and another at Akrotiri. The bases monitor regional airwaves and report to the GCHQ (Government Communications Headquarters), Britain’s national electronic surveillance center in Cheltenham, the report said.
"This programme was produced by Aparat Ltd for Press TV"

Menwith Hill, the largest intelligence gathering and surveillance center outside the US, in the heart of the UK'sYorkshire Dales, is surrounded by protesters demonstrating against America's planned missile defense system. The local residents, often camping outside, have been joined by members of the global Occupy movement, supporting ongoing local efforts. To keep up with new types of warfare, billions of dollars has been invested in Menwith Hill over the last decade. It has enabled the base to remain a vital component of the global US surveillance network.
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published:22 Apr 2012

views:46504

The UK government plans to spy on its own citizens!
Ministers in the United Kingdom are planning to introduce new laws allowing police to step up their monitoring of citizens' email and social media accounts.

published:05 Apr 2012

views:13937

IMSI catchers are portable surveillance tools used for spying on thousands of phones in a targeted area, tracking their location and even intercepting calls, messages, and data. They are supposed to help identify serious criminals, but cannot operate without monitoring innocent people too.
UK police have IMSI catchers, but they refuse to tell the public how and when they are used. This has privacy campaigners worried. And, even if the state is using them sparingly, what if criminals also have access to the technology?
VICENews searches London for IMSI catchers, then goes shopping at a state security fair, and finally finds a shady technology company who'll sell us the spy gear.
Watch "Jailed for Life for MinorCrimes: The UK's ForgottenPrisoners" - http://bit.ly/1K2M79c
Read “VICE News Investigation Finds Signs of SecretPhoneSurveillance Across London” - http://bit.ly/1Q7Rome
Read "UK Police Tried to Buy Hacking Team's Spy Tech, Leaked Emails Show" - http://bit.ly/1TJLlTX
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published:14 Jan 2016

views:509826

Email and web use 'to be monitored' under new laws in the UK if the Government gets its way.
The government will be able to monitor the calls, emails, texts and website visits of everyone in the UK under new legislation set to be announced soon.
Using the excuse of spying on terrorists or criminals ?
Are all 60 million in the UK terrorist
This is an interview with
Conservative MP and former shadow home secretary David Davis on the BBC 01/04/2012.
Internet firms will be required to give intelligence agency GCHQ access to communications on demand, in real time.
The Home Office says the move is key to tackling crime and terrorism, but civil liberties groups have criticised it.
Has the UK Gov gone totally paranoid ?
Here link to BBC read for yourselves
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17576745
Terrorists or criminals the clever ones aren't going to use normal e-mail now are they?
sign this epetion Scrap Plans to Monitor all Emails and Web Usage
http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/32400

The Guardian

The Guardian is a British national daily newspaper. Founded in 1821 as a local paper replacing the radical Manchester Observer, it was known as The Manchester Guardian until 1959. It has grown into a national paper, and forms part of a media group with international and online offshoots. Its sister papers include The Observer (a British Sunday paper) and The Guardian Weekly (an international roundup of articles from various papers). In addition to its UK online edition theguardian.com, the paper has two international web sites, Guardian Australia and Guardian US. The Guardian is influential in the design and publishing arena, sponsoring many awards in these areas. Other media projects include GuardianFilm. The Guardian was edited by Alan Rusbridger from 1995 to 2015, when Katharine Viner succeeded him.

The Guardian is a part of the Guardian Media Group, owned by The Scott Trust Limited. The Trust was created in 1936 "to secure the financial and editorial independence of the Guardian in perpetuity and to safeguard the journalistic freedom and liberal values of the Guardian free from commercial or political interference." The Scott Trust became a limited company in 2008, with a constitution containing the same protections for the Guardian. Profits are reinvested in journalism rather than to the benefit an owner or shareholders.

The Guardian (Belize)

UDP newspaper history before The Guardian

The UDP's history in the newspaper business starts with the Beacon, owned by Dean Lindo, which began printing in 1969 and was the main UDP newspaper (replacing The Reporter). The Beacon survived until 1994, but the last years of the newspaper saw it become slowly eclipsed by the new People's Pulse, headed first by Zelma Jex and later by William Ysaguirre and Ann-Marie Williams. The Pulse was the main newspaper for much of the 1990s but shut down like its predecessor after a UDP election loss in 1998.

Formation

With the defunct People's Pulse scheduled for shutdown after the 1998 general elections, in which the UDP lost, it was thought that the party needed a new image. The Guardian was expected to be part of that new image. With this in mind, the first issue of the newspaper rolled off the press in October 1998, even as the Pulse faced unpaid bills.

The NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden has condemned the new surveillance bill being pushed through the UK's parliament this week.
Subscribe to The Guardian ► http://bitly.com/UvkFpD
He has expressed concern about the speed at which it is being done, lack of public debate, fear-mongering and what he described as increased powers of intrusion.
Get the whole picture, the whole time ► http://is.gd/9LRxIO
Endboard video links:
Hillary ClintonInterview ► http://is.gd/clintoniv
European Jihadi ► http://is.gd/eurojihad
The Guardian's Top Ten Videos:
Mos Def force fed in Gitmo procedure ► http://bit.ly/1hdvoqM
Bangladeshi Sex Workers take steroids ► http://bit.ly/1mqf3fA
North Korean militaryparade in slow-mo ► http://bit.ly/TTEAGk
Police assault on Ian Tomlinson at G20 ► http://bit.ly/1rgq6Pg
Manny Pacquiao fight highlights ► http://bit.ly/RBczBp
Brick-by-brick women's fencing protest ► http://bit.ly/RBcEFc
Trouserless on the Tube ► http://bit.ly/SPWOrv
Jesus "would have been an atheist" ► http://bit.ly/1kfrKqP
Open Heart Surgery ► http://bit.ly/1tPaGQ2
Brick-by-Brick Usain Bolt2012Olympic gold ► http://bit.ly/1pxQqQv

4:07

UK court rules mass surveillance doesn't violate human rights

UK court rules mass surveillance doesn't violate human rights

UK court rules mass surveillance doesn't violate human rights

Spying on private citizens through the internet is legal. A UK court has decided snooping by British intelligence agencies does not violate human rights. The ruling comes after rights groups launched legal action against cyber-spy service GCHQ following the revelations of whistleblower Edward Snowden. Amnesty International UK's legal advisor RachelLogan joins RT to discuss this issue.
READ MORE http://rt.com/uk/
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3:43

Legality of GCHQ surveillance questioned by leading lawyer

Legality of GCHQ surveillance questioned by leading lawyer

Legality of GCHQ surveillance questioned by leading lawyer

Legality of GCHQ surveillance questioned by leading lawyer
Subscribe to the Guardian HERE: http://bitly.com/UvkFpD
Cabinet ministers have long insisted that GCHQ's surveillance programmes are legal. But a leading lawyer has questioned this claim. Jemima Stratford QC says the laws on spying are vague and outdated and ministers have 'unfettered' power to approve certain activities. So if the laws don't work, can GCHQ really rely on them?
Click here for full Guardian article:
http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/video/2014/jan/28/gchq-surveillance-legality-lawyer-video

2:39

Victorian Laws: UK to ban public from US air bases in Britain

Victorian Laws: UK to ban public from US air bases in Britain

Victorian Laws: UK to ban public from US air bases in Britain

In the UK, MPs are introducing new laws to protect US military bases in Britain - a person could be punished just for walking a dog nearby. The government's using legislation enacted over a century ago, to move ahead without Parliament's approval. For more lets cross live to RT's Laura Smith.
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1:56

UK Introducing Severe Laws to Protect U.S. Spying Basses

UK Introducing Severe Laws to Protect U.S. Spying Basses

UK Introducing Severe Laws to Protect U.S. Spying Basses

25:08

A Simple Question: How trustworthy is the UK government in terms of spying

A Simple Question: How trustworthy is the UK government in terms of spying

A Simple Question: How trustworthy is the UK government in terms of spying

British eavesdropping agency GCHQ has secretly accessed fibre-optic cables carrying huge amounts of internet and communications data, according to documents disclosed by whistle-blower Edward Snowden. The agency is able to tap into and store data - including phone calls and e-mails between innocent people - from the cables for up to 30 days so it can be analysed under an operation codenamed Tempora. The Cheltenham-based agency would not comment on intelligence matters but insisted it was 'scrupulous' in complying with the law.
The UK’s new web spying rules are taking shape despite the legislation governing it, the Investigatory Powers Act, having become law late last year. There is, nonetheless, much left unresolved about what this act represents both in the UK and the fomenting of similar laws with neighboring EU powers. For instance, the Investigatory Powers Act, also known as the Snooper’s Charter, represents a massive extension of the surveillance power of the state. It requires Internet companies to keep customers’ web traffic history for 12 months. It also gives spying agencies and police powers the ability to conduct the mass hacking of IT infrastructures, personal computers, smartphones, and any electronic device. Just a year ago, NSA-contractor/whistleblower Edward Snowden labeled this as “the most extreme surveillance in the history of western democracy. It goes further than many autocracies.” So why are the British not reacting?
And we can’t forget back in 2013 when Mi5 interfered with the freedom of press when they stormed the guardian headquarters. Days later the paper published another story revealing how UK intelligence spied on British allies at two London summits. Shortly afterwards two senior British officials arrived at the Guardian's offices to see Rusbridger and his deputy, Paul Johnson. They were cordial but made it clear they came on high authority to demand the immediate surrender of all the Snowden files in the Guardian's possession. They argued that the material was stolen and that a newspaper had no business holding on to it. The Official Secrets Act was mentioned but not threatened. At this stage officials emphasised they preferred a low-key route rather than go to court.
The Guardian editors argued that there was a substantial public interest in the hitherto unknown scale of government surveillance and the collaboration with technology and telecoms companies, particularly given the apparent weakness of parliamentary and judicial oversight.
The newspapers said the documents revealed that by last year GCHQ was handling 600 million 'telephone events' each day, had tapped more than 200 fibre-optic cables and was able to process data from at least 46 of them at a time.
Security services will be legally empowered to bug computers and phones upon approval of a warrant. Companies will be legally obliged to assist these operations and bypass encryption where possible (more on this below).
Security services can acquire and analyse bulk collections of communications data. For example, this could mean a bulk data set such as NHS health records.
Oversight for these operations will come with a new “double-lock”, where any intercept warrants will need ministerial authorisation before being adjudicated by a panel of judges, who will be given power of veto. This panel will be overseen by a single senior judge, the newly created Investigatory Powers Commissioner.
For some context, figures from the Home Office, as published by The Guardian, show there were 517,236 authorisations in 2014 of requests for communications data from the police and other public bodies and a further 2,765 interception warrants authorised by ministers.
British and German spy intelligence on Syrian government troop movement has been shared with rebels to aid attacks on pro-Assad forces, UK and German newspapers revealed on Sunday.
An unnamed Syrian opposition official admitted that British intelligence is covertly aiding antigovernment forces in Syria, UK weekly newspaper the Sunday Times reported.
British authorities "know about and approve 100%" of intelligence from their Cyprus military bases being passed through Turkey to the troops of the rebel Free Syrian Army (FSA), the official said.
The UK owns two military bases on the island of Cyprus, one at Dhekelia and another at Akrotiri. The bases monitor regional airwaves and report to the GCHQ (Government Communications Headquarters), Britain’s national electronic surveillance center in Cheltenham, the report said.
"This programme was produced by Aparat Ltd for Press TV"

US 'intelligence war' triggers 'Occupy spy base' in UK

Menwith Hill, the largest intelligence gathering and surveillance center outside the US, in the heart of the UK'sYorkshire Dales, is surrounded by protesters demonstrating against America's planned missile defense system. The local residents, often camping outside, have been joined by members of the global Occupy movement, supporting ongoing local efforts. To keep up with new types of warfare, billions of dollars has been invested in Menwith Hill over the last decade. It has enabled the base to remain a vital component of the global US surveillance network.
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2:19

Anonymous - UK Government Spy On Citizens

Anonymous - UK Government Spy On Citizens

Anonymous - UK Government Spy On Citizens

The UK government plans to spy on its own citizens!
Ministers in the United Kingdom are planning to introduce new laws allowing police to step up their monitoring of citizens' email and social media accounts.

18:25

Phone Hackers: Britain's Secret Surveillance

Phone Hackers: Britain's Secret Surveillance

Phone Hackers: Britain's Secret Surveillance

IMSI catchers are portable surveillance tools used for spying on thousands of phones in a targeted area, tracking their location and even intercepting calls, messages, and data. They are supposed to help identify serious criminals, but cannot operate without monitoring innocent people too.
UK police have IMSI catchers, but they refuse to tell the public how and when they are used. This has privacy campaigners worried. And, even if the state is using them sparingly, what if criminals also have access to the technology?
VICENews searches London for IMSI catchers, then goes shopping at a state security fair, and finally finds a shady technology company who'll sell us the spy gear.
Watch "Jailed for Life for MinorCrimes: The UK's ForgottenPrisoners" - http://bit.ly/1K2M79c
Read “VICE News Investigation Finds Signs of SecretPhoneSurveillance Across London” - http://bit.ly/1Q7Rome
Read "UK Police Tried to Buy Hacking Team's Spy Tech, Leaked Emails Show" - http://bit.ly/1TJLlTX
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2:38

IF THEY PASS THIS LAW IN UK THERE SPY ON YOU.avi

IF THEY PASS THIS LAW IN UK THERE SPY ON YOU.avi

IF THEY PASS THIS LAW IN UK THERE SPY ON YOU.avi

Email and web use 'to be monitored' under new laws in the UK if the Government gets its way.
The government will be able to monitor the calls, emails, texts and website visits of everyone in the UK under new legislation set to be announced soon.
Using the excuse of spying on terrorists or criminals ?
Are all 60 million in the UK terrorist
This is an interview with
Conservative MP and former shadow home secretary David Davis on the BBC 01/04/2012.
Internet firms will be required to give intelligence agency GCHQ access to communications on demand, in real time.
The Home Office says the move is key to tackling crime and terrorism, but civil liberties groups have criticised it.
Has the UK Gov gone totally paranoid ?
Here link to BBC read for yourselves
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17576745
Terrorists or criminals the clever ones aren't going to use normal e-mail now are they?
sign this epetion Scrap Plans to Monitor all Emails and Web Usage
http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/32400

The NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden has condemned the new surveillance bill being pushed through the UK's parliament this week.
Subscribe to The Guardian ► http://bitly.com/UvkFpD
He has expressed concern about the speed at which it is being done, lack of public debate, fear-mongering and what he described as increased powers of intrusion.
Get the whole picture, the whole time ► http://is.gd/9LRxIO
Endboard video links:
Hillary ClintonInterview ► http://is.gd/clintoniv
European Jihadi ► http://is.gd/eurojihad
The Guardian's Top Ten Videos:
Mos Def force fed in Gitmo procedure ► http://bit.ly/1hdvoqM
Bangladeshi Sex Workers take steroids ► http://bit.ly/1mqf3fA
North Korean militaryparade in slow-mo ► http://bit.ly/TTEAGk
Police assault on Ian Tomlinson at G20 ► http://bit.ly/1rgq6Pg
...

published: 14 Jul 2014

UK court rules mass surveillance doesn't violate human rights

Spying on private citizens through the internet is legal. A UK court has decided snooping by British intelligence agencies does not violate human rights. The ruling comes after rights groups launched legal action against cyber-spy service GCHQ following the revelations of whistleblower Edward Snowden. Amnesty International UK's legal advisor RachelLogan joins RT to discuss this issue.
READ MORE http://rt.com/uk/
WATCH LIVE: http://rt.com/on-air/rt-uk-air/
FOLLOW ON TWITTER: http://www.twitter.com/RTTV_UK
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published: 09 Dec 2014

Legality of GCHQ surveillance questioned by leading lawyer

Legality of GCHQ surveillance questioned by leading lawyer
Subscribe to the Guardian HERE: http://bitly.com/UvkFpD
Cabinet ministers have long insisted that GCHQ's surveillance programmes are legal. But a leading lawyer has questioned this claim. Jemima Stratford QC says the laws on spying are vague and outdated and ministers have 'unfettered' power to approve certain activities. So if the laws don't work, can GCHQ really rely on them?
Click here for full Guardian article:
http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/video/2014/jan/28/gchq-surveillance-legality-lawyer-video

published: 30 Jan 2014

Victorian Laws: UK to ban public from US air bases in Britain

In the UK, MPs are introducing new laws to protect US military bases in Britain - a person could be punished just for walking a dog nearby. The government's using legislation enacted over a century ago, to move ahead without Parliament's approval. For more lets cross live to RT's Laura Smith.
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published: 09 Jan 2014

UK Introducing Severe Laws to Protect U.S. Spying Basses

published: 11 Jan 2014

A Simple Question: How trustworthy is the UK government in terms of spying

British eavesdropping agency GCHQ has secretly accessed fibre-optic cables carrying huge amounts of internet and communications data, according to documents disclosed by whistle-blower Edward Snowden. The agency is able to tap into and store data - including phone calls and e-mails between innocent people - from the cables for up to 30 days so it can be analysed under an operation codenamed Tempora. The Cheltenham-based agency would not comment on intelligence matters but insisted it was 'scrupulous' in complying with the law.
The UK’s new web spying rules are taking shape despite the legislation governing it, the Investigatory Powers Act, having become law late last year. There is, nonetheless, much left unresolved about what this act represents both in the UK and the fomenting of simil...

US 'intelligence war' triggers 'Occupy spy base' in UK

Menwith Hill, the largest intelligence gathering and surveillance center outside the US, in the heart of the UK'sYorkshire Dales, is surrounded by protesters demonstrating against America's planned missile defense system. The local residents, often camping outside, have been joined by members of the global Occupy movement, supporting ongoing local efforts. To keep up with new types of warfare, billions of dollars has been invested in Menwith Hill over the last decade. It has enabled the base to remain a vital component of the global US surveillance network.
RT on Twitter: http://twitter.com/RT_com
RT on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/RTnews

published: 22 Apr 2012

Anonymous - UK Government Spy On Citizens

The UK government plans to spy on its own citizens!
Ministers in the United Kingdom are planning to introduce new laws allowing police to step up their monitoring of citizens' email and social media accounts.

published: 05 Apr 2012

Phone Hackers: Britain's Secret Surveillance

IMSI catchers are portable surveillance tools used for spying on thousands of phones in a targeted area, tracking their location and even intercepting calls, messages, and data. They are supposed to help identify serious criminals, but cannot operate without monitoring innocent people too.
UK police have IMSI catchers, but they refuse to tell the public how and when they are used. This has privacy campaigners worried. And, even if the state is using them sparingly, what if criminals also have access to the technology?
VICENews searches London for IMSI catchers, then goes shopping at a state security fair, and finally finds a shady technology company who'll sell us the spy gear.
Watch "Jailed for Life for MinorCrimes: The UK's ForgottenPrisoners" - http://bit.ly/1K2M79c
Read “VICE Ne...

published: 14 Jan 2016

IF THEY PASS THIS LAW IN UK THERE SPY ON YOU.avi

Email and web use 'to be monitored' under new laws in the UK if the Government gets its way.
The government will be able to monitor the calls, emails, texts and website visits of everyone in the UK under new legislation set to be announced soon.
Using the excuse of spying on terrorists or criminals ?
Are all 60 million in the UK terrorist
This is an interview with
Conservative MP and former shadow home secretary David Davis on the BBC 01/04/2012.
Internet firms will be required to give intelligence agency GCHQ access to communications on demand, in real time.
The Home Office says the move is key to tackling crime and terrorism, but civil liberties groups have criticised it.
Has the UK Gov gone totally paranoid ?
Here link to BBC read for yourselves
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-...

UK court rules mass surveillance doesn't violate human rights

Spying on private citizens through the internet is legal. A UK court has decided snooping by British intelligence agencies does not violate human rights. The ru...

Spying on private citizens through the internet is legal. A UK court has decided snooping by British intelligence agencies does not violate human rights. The ruling comes after rights groups launched legal action against cyber-spy service GCHQ following the revelations of whistleblower Edward Snowden. Amnesty International UK's legal advisor RachelLogan joins RT to discuss this issue.
READ MORE http://rt.com/uk/
WATCH LIVE: http://rt.com/on-air/rt-uk-air/
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Spying on private citizens through the internet is legal. A UK court has decided snooping by British intelligence agencies does not violate human rights. The ruling comes after rights groups launched legal action against cyber-spy service GCHQ following the revelations of whistleblower Edward Snowden. Amnesty International UK's legal advisor RachelLogan joins RT to discuss this issue.
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Legality of GCHQ surveillance questioned by leading lawyer
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Cabinet ministers have long insisted that GCHQ's surveillance programmes are legal. But a leading lawyer has questioned this claim. Jemima Stratford QC says the laws on spying are vague and outdated and ministers have 'unfettered' power to approve certain activities. So if the laws don't work, can GCHQ really rely on them?
Click here for full Guardian article:
http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/video/2014/jan/28/gchq-surveillance-legality-lawyer-video

Legality of GCHQ surveillance questioned by leading lawyer
Subscribe to the Guardian HERE: http://bitly.com/UvkFpD
Cabinet ministers have long insisted that GCHQ's surveillance programmes are legal. But a leading lawyer has questioned this claim. Jemima Stratford QC says the laws on spying are vague and outdated and ministers have 'unfettered' power to approve certain activities. So if the laws don't work, can GCHQ really rely on them?
Click here for full Guardian article:
http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/video/2014/jan/28/gchq-surveillance-legality-lawyer-video

In the UK, MPs are introducing new laws to protect US military bases in Britain - a person could be punished just for walking a dog nearby. The government's using legislation enacted over a century ago, to move ahead without Parliament's approval. For more lets cross live to RT's Laura Smith.
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In the UK, MPs are introducing new laws to protect US military bases in Britain - a person could be punished just for walking a dog nearby. The government's using legislation enacted over a century ago, to move ahead without Parliament's approval. For more lets cross live to RT's Laura Smith.
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British eavesdropping agency GCHQ has secretly accessed fibre-optic cables carrying huge amounts of internet and communications data, according to documents disclosed by whistle-blower Edward Snowden. The agency is able to tap into and store data - including phone calls and e-mails between innocent people - from the cables for up to 30 days so it can be analysed under an operation codenamed Tempora. The Cheltenham-based agency would not comment on intelligence matters but insisted it was 'scrupulous' in complying with the law.
The UK’s new web spying rules are taking shape despite the legislation governing it, the Investigatory Powers Act, having become law late last year. There is, nonetheless, much left unresolved about what this act represents both in the UK and the fomenting of similar laws with neighboring EU powers. For instance, the Investigatory Powers Act, also known as the Snooper’s Charter, represents a massive extension of the surveillance power of the state. It requires Internet companies to keep customers’ web traffic history for 12 months. It also gives spying agencies and police powers the ability to conduct the mass hacking of IT infrastructures, personal computers, smartphones, and any electronic device. Just a year ago, NSA-contractor/whistleblower Edward Snowden labeled this as “the most extreme surveillance in the history of western democracy. It goes further than many autocracies.” So why are the British not reacting?
And we can’t forget back in 2013 when Mi5 interfered with the freedom of press when they stormed the guardian headquarters. Days later the paper published another story revealing how UK intelligence spied on British allies at two London summits. Shortly afterwards two senior British officials arrived at the Guardian's offices to see Rusbridger and his deputy, Paul Johnson. They were cordial but made it clear they came on high authority to demand the immediate surrender of all the Snowden files in the Guardian's possession. They argued that the material was stolen and that a newspaper had no business holding on to it. The Official Secrets Act was mentioned but not threatened. At this stage officials emphasised they preferred a low-key route rather than go to court.
The Guardian editors argued that there was a substantial public interest in the hitherto unknown scale of government surveillance and the collaboration with technology and telecoms companies, particularly given the apparent weakness of parliamentary and judicial oversight.
The newspapers said the documents revealed that by last year GCHQ was handling 600 million 'telephone events' each day, had tapped more than 200 fibre-optic cables and was able to process data from at least 46 of them at a time.
Security services will be legally empowered to bug computers and phones upon approval of a warrant. Companies will be legally obliged to assist these operations and bypass encryption where possible (more on this below).
Security services can acquire and analyse bulk collections of communications data. For example, this could mean a bulk data set such as NHS health records.
Oversight for these operations will come with a new “double-lock”, where any intercept warrants will need ministerial authorisation before being adjudicated by a panel of judges, who will be given power of veto. This panel will be overseen by a single senior judge, the newly created Investigatory Powers Commissioner.
For some context, figures from the Home Office, as published by The Guardian, show there were 517,236 authorisations in 2014 of requests for communications data from the police and other public bodies and a further 2,765 interception warrants authorised by ministers.
British and German spy intelligence on Syrian government troop movement has been shared with rebels to aid attacks on pro-Assad forces, UK and German newspapers revealed on Sunday.
An unnamed Syrian opposition official admitted that British intelligence is covertly aiding antigovernment forces in Syria, UK weekly newspaper the Sunday Times reported.
British authorities "know about and approve 100%" of intelligence from their Cyprus military bases being passed through Turkey to the troops of the rebel Free Syrian Army (FSA), the official said.
The UK owns two military bases on the island of Cyprus, one at Dhekelia and another at Akrotiri. The bases monitor regional airwaves and report to the GCHQ (Government Communications Headquarters), Britain’s national electronic surveillance center in Cheltenham, the report said.
"This programme was produced by Aparat Ltd for Press TV"

British eavesdropping agency GCHQ has secretly accessed fibre-optic cables carrying huge amounts of internet and communications data, according to documents disclosed by whistle-blower Edward Snowden. The agency is able to tap into and store data - including phone calls and e-mails between innocent people - from the cables for up to 30 days so it can be analysed under an operation codenamed Tempora. The Cheltenham-based agency would not comment on intelligence matters but insisted it was 'scrupulous' in complying with the law.
The UK’s new web spying rules are taking shape despite the legislation governing it, the Investigatory Powers Act, having become law late last year. There is, nonetheless, much left unresolved about what this act represents both in the UK and the fomenting of similar laws with neighboring EU powers. For instance, the Investigatory Powers Act, also known as the Snooper’s Charter, represents a massive extension of the surveillance power of the state. It requires Internet companies to keep customers’ web traffic history for 12 months. It also gives spying agencies and police powers the ability to conduct the mass hacking of IT infrastructures, personal computers, smartphones, and any electronic device. Just a year ago, NSA-contractor/whistleblower Edward Snowden labeled this as “the most extreme surveillance in the history of western democracy. It goes further than many autocracies.” So why are the British not reacting?
And we can’t forget back in 2013 when Mi5 interfered with the freedom of press when they stormed the guardian headquarters. Days later the paper published another story revealing how UK intelligence spied on British allies at two London summits. Shortly afterwards two senior British officials arrived at the Guardian's offices to see Rusbridger and his deputy, Paul Johnson. They were cordial but made it clear they came on high authority to demand the immediate surrender of all the Snowden files in the Guardian's possession. They argued that the material was stolen and that a newspaper had no business holding on to it. The Official Secrets Act was mentioned but not threatened. At this stage officials emphasised they preferred a low-key route rather than go to court.
The Guardian editors argued that there was a substantial public interest in the hitherto unknown scale of government surveillance and the collaboration with technology and telecoms companies, particularly given the apparent weakness of parliamentary and judicial oversight.
The newspapers said the documents revealed that by last year GCHQ was handling 600 million 'telephone events' each day, had tapped more than 200 fibre-optic cables and was able to process data from at least 46 of them at a time.
Security services will be legally empowered to bug computers and phones upon approval of a warrant. Companies will be legally obliged to assist these operations and bypass encryption where possible (more on this below).
Security services can acquire and analyse bulk collections of communications data. For example, this could mean a bulk data set such as NHS health records.
Oversight for these operations will come with a new “double-lock”, where any intercept warrants will need ministerial authorisation before being adjudicated by a panel of judges, who will be given power of veto. This panel will be overseen by a single senior judge, the newly created Investigatory Powers Commissioner.
For some context, figures from the Home Office, as published by The Guardian, show there were 517,236 authorisations in 2014 of requests for communications data from the police and other public bodies and a further 2,765 interception warrants authorised by ministers.
British and German spy intelligence on Syrian government troop movement has been shared with rebels to aid attacks on pro-Assad forces, UK and German newspapers revealed on Sunday.
An unnamed Syrian opposition official admitted that British intelligence is covertly aiding antigovernment forces in Syria, UK weekly newspaper the Sunday Times reported.
British authorities "know about and approve 100%" of intelligence from their Cyprus military bases being passed through Turkey to the troops of the rebel Free Syrian Army (FSA), the official said.
The UK owns two military bases on the island of Cyprus, one at Dhekelia and another at Akrotiri. The bases monitor regional airwaves and report to the GCHQ (Government Communications Headquarters), Britain’s national electronic surveillance center in Cheltenham, the report said.
"This programme was produced by Aparat Ltd for Press TV"

Menwith Hill, the largest intelligence gathering and surveillance center outside the US, in the heart of the UK'sYorkshire Dales, is surrounded by protesters demonstrating against America's planned missile defense system. The local residents, often camping outside, have been joined by members of the global Occupy movement, supporting ongoing local efforts. To keep up with new types of warfare, billions of dollars has been invested in Menwith Hill over the last decade. It has enabled the base to remain a vital component of the global US surveillance network.
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Menwith Hill, the largest intelligence gathering and surveillance center outside the US, in the heart of the UK'sYorkshire Dales, is surrounded by protesters demonstrating against America's planned missile defense system. The local residents, often camping outside, have been joined by members of the global Occupy movement, supporting ongoing local efforts. To keep up with new types of warfare, billions of dollars has been invested in Menwith Hill over the last decade. It has enabled the base to remain a vital component of the global US surveillance network.
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Anonymous - UK Government Spy On Citizens

The UK government plans to spy on its own citizens!
Ministers in the United Kingdom are planning to introduce new laws allowing police to step up their monitor...

The UK government plans to spy on its own citizens!
Ministers in the United Kingdom are planning to introduce new laws allowing police to step up their monitoring of citizens' email and social media accounts.

The UK government plans to spy on its own citizens!
Ministers in the United Kingdom are planning to introduce new laws allowing police to step up their monitoring of citizens' email and social media accounts.

Phone Hackers: Britain's Secret Surveillance

IMSI catchers are portable surveillance tools used for spying on thousands of phones in a targeted area, tracking their location and even intercepting calls, me...

IMSI catchers are portable surveillance tools used for spying on thousands of phones in a targeted area, tracking their location and even intercepting calls, messages, and data. They are supposed to help identify serious criminals, but cannot operate without monitoring innocent people too.
UK police have IMSI catchers, but they refuse to tell the public how and when they are used. This has privacy campaigners worried. And, even if the state is using them sparingly, what if criminals also have access to the technology?
VICENews searches London for IMSI catchers, then goes shopping at a state security fair, and finally finds a shady technology company who'll sell us the spy gear.
Watch "Jailed for Life for MinorCrimes: The UK's ForgottenPrisoners" - http://bit.ly/1K2M79c
Read “VICE News Investigation Finds Signs of SecretPhoneSurveillance Across London” - http://bit.ly/1Q7Rome
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IMSI catchers are portable surveillance tools used for spying on thousands of phones in a targeted area, tracking their location and even intercepting calls, messages, and data. They are supposed to help identify serious criminals, but cannot operate without monitoring innocent people too.
UK police have IMSI catchers, but they refuse to tell the public how and when they are used. This has privacy campaigners worried. And, even if the state is using them sparingly, what if criminals also have access to the technology?
VICENews searches London for IMSI catchers, then goes shopping at a state security fair, and finally finds a shady technology company who'll sell us the spy gear.
Watch "Jailed for Life for MinorCrimes: The UK's ForgottenPrisoners" - http://bit.ly/1K2M79c
Read “VICE News Investigation Finds Signs of SecretPhoneSurveillance Across London” - http://bit.ly/1Q7Rome
Read "UK Police Tried to Buy Hacking Team's Spy Tech, Leaked Emails Show" - http://bit.ly/1TJLlTX
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IF THEY PASS THIS LAW IN UK THERE SPY ON YOU.avi

Email and web use 'to be monitored' under new laws in the UK if the Government gets its way.
The government will be able to monitor the calls, emails, texts and...

Email and web use 'to be monitored' under new laws in the UK if the Government gets its way.
The government will be able to monitor the calls, emails, texts and website visits of everyone in the UK under new legislation set to be announced soon.
Using the excuse of spying on terrorists or criminals ?
Are all 60 million in the UK terrorist
This is an interview with
Conservative MP and former shadow home secretary David Davis on the BBC 01/04/2012.
Internet firms will be required to give intelligence agency GCHQ access to communications on demand, in real time.
The Home Office says the move is key to tackling crime and terrorism, but civil liberties groups have criticised it.
Has the UK Gov gone totally paranoid ?
Here link to BBC read for yourselves
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17576745
Terrorists or criminals the clever ones aren't going to use normal e-mail now are they?
sign this epetion Scrap Plans to Monitor all Emails and Web Usage
http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/32400

Email and web use 'to be monitored' under new laws in the UK if the Government gets its way.
The government will be able to monitor the calls, emails, texts and website visits of everyone in the UK under new legislation set to be announced soon.
Using the excuse of spying on terrorists or criminals ?
Are all 60 million in the UK terrorist
This is an interview with
Conservative MP and former shadow home secretary David Davis on the BBC 01/04/2012.
Internet firms will be required to give intelligence agency GCHQ access to communications on demand, in real time.
The Home Office says the move is key to tackling crime and terrorism, but civil liberties groups have criticised it.
Has the UK Gov gone totally paranoid ?
Here link to BBC read for yourselves
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17576745
Terrorists or criminals the clever ones aren't going to use normal e-mail now are they?
sign this epetion Scrap Plans to Monitor all Emails and Web Usage
http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/32400

UK court rules mass surveillance doesn't violate human rights

Spying on private citizens through the internet is legal. A UK court has decided snooping by British intelligence agencies does not violate human rights. The ruling comes after rights groups launched legal action against cyber-spy service GCHQ following the revelations of whistleblower Edward Snowden. Amnesty International UK's legal advisor RachelLogan joins RT to discuss this issue.
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Legality of GCHQ surveillance questioned by leading lawyer

Legality of GCHQ surveillance questioned by leading lawyer
Subscribe to the Guardian HERE: http://bitly.com/UvkFpD
Cabinet ministers have long insisted that GCHQ's surveillance programmes are legal. But a leading lawyer has questioned this claim. Jemima Stratford QC says the laws on spying are vague and outdated and ministers have 'unfettered' power to approve certain activities. So if the laws don't work, can GCHQ really rely on them?
Click here for full Guardian article:
http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/video/2014/jan/28/gchq-surveillance-legality-lawyer-video

Victorian Laws: UK to ban public from US air bases in Britain

In the UK, MPs are introducing new laws to protect US military bases in Britain - a person could be punished just for walking a dog nearby. The government's using legislation enacted over a century ago, to move ahead without Parliament's approval. For more lets cross live to RT's Laura Smith.
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A Simple Question: How trustworthy is the UK government in terms of spying

British eavesdropping agency GCHQ has secretly accessed fibre-optic cables carrying huge amounts of internet and communications data, according to documents disclosed by whistle-blower Edward Snowden. The agency is able to tap into and store data - including phone calls and e-mails between innocent people - from the cables for up to 30 days so it can be analysed under an operation codenamed Tempora. The Cheltenham-based agency would not comment on intelligence matters but insisted it was 'scrupulous' in complying with the law.
The UK’s new web spying rules are taking shape despite the legislation governing it, the Investigatory Powers Act, having become law late last year. There is, nonetheless, much left unresolved about what this act represents both in the UK and the fomenting of similar laws with neighboring EU powers. For instance, the Investigatory Powers Act, also known as the Snooper’s Charter, represents a massive extension of the surveillance power of the state. It requires Internet companies to keep customers’ web traffic history for 12 months. It also gives spying agencies and police powers the ability to conduct the mass hacking of IT infrastructures, personal computers, smartphones, and any electronic device. Just a year ago, NSA-contractor/whistleblower Edward Snowden labeled this as “the most extreme surveillance in the history of western democracy. It goes further than many autocracies.” So why are the British not reacting?
And we can’t forget back in 2013 when Mi5 interfered with the freedom of press when they stormed the guardian headquarters. Days later the paper published another story revealing how UK intelligence spied on British allies at two London summits. Shortly afterwards two senior British officials arrived at the Guardian's offices to see Rusbridger and his deputy, Paul Johnson. They were cordial but made it clear they came on high authority to demand the immediate surrender of all the Snowden files in the Guardian's possession. They argued that the material was stolen and that a newspaper had no business holding on to it. The Official Secrets Act was mentioned but not threatened. At this stage officials emphasised they preferred a low-key route rather than go to court.
The Guardian editors argued that there was a substantial public interest in the hitherto unknown scale of government surveillance and the collaboration with technology and telecoms companies, particularly given the apparent weakness of parliamentary and judicial oversight.
The newspapers said the documents revealed that by last year GCHQ was handling 600 million 'telephone events' each day, had tapped more than 200 fibre-optic cables and was able to process data from at least 46 of them at a time.
Security services will be legally empowered to bug computers and phones upon approval of a warrant. Companies will be legally obliged to assist these operations and bypass encryption where possible (more on this below).
Security services can acquire and analyse bulk collections of communications data. For example, this could mean a bulk data set such as NHS health records.
Oversight for these operations will come with a new “double-lock”, where any intercept warrants will need ministerial authorisation before being adjudicated by a panel of judges, who will be given power of veto. This panel will be overseen by a single senior judge, the newly created Investigatory Powers Commissioner.
For some context, figures from the Home Office, as published by The Guardian, show there were 517,236 authorisations in 2014 of requests for communications data from the police and other public bodies and a further 2,765 interception warrants authorised by ministers.
British and German spy intelligence on Syrian government troop movement has been shared with rebels to aid attacks on pro-Assad forces, UK and German newspapers revealed on Sunday.
An unnamed Syrian opposition official admitted that British intelligence is covertly aiding antigovernment forces in Syria, UK weekly newspaper the Sunday Times reported.
British authorities "know about and approve 100%" of intelligence from their Cyprus military bases being passed through Turkey to the troops of the rebel Free Syrian Army (FSA), the official said.
The UK owns two military bases on the island of Cyprus, one at Dhekelia and another at Akrotiri. The bases monitor regional airwaves and report to the GCHQ (Government Communications Headquarters), Britain’s national electronic surveillance center in Cheltenham, the report said.
"This programme was produced by Aparat Ltd for Press TV"

US 'intelligence war' triggers 'Occupy spy base' in UK

Menwith Hill, the largest intelligence gathering and surveillance center outside the US, in the heart of the UK'sYorkshire Dales, is surrounded by protesters demonstrating against America's planned missile defense system. The local residents, often camping outside, have been joined by members of the global Occupy movement, supporting ongoing local efforts. To keep up with new types of warfare, billions of dollars has been invested in Menwith Hill over the last decade. It has enabled the base to remain a vital component of the global US surveillance network.
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Anonymous - UK Government Spy On Citizens

The UK government plans to spy on its own citizens!
Ministers in the United Kingdom are planning to introduce new laws allowing police to step up their monitoring of citizens' email and social media accounts.

Phone Hackers: Britain's Secret Surveillance

IMSI catchers are portable surveillance tools used for spying on thousands of phones in a targeted area, tracking their location and even intercepting calls, messages, and data. They are supposed to help identify serious criminals, but cannot operate without monitoring innocent people too.
UK police have IMSI catchers, but they refuse to tell the public how and when they are used. This has privacy campaigners worried. And, even if the state is using them sparingly, what if criminals also have access to the technology?
VICENews searches London for IMSI catchers, then goes shopping at a state security fair, and finally finds a shady technology company who'll sell us the spy gear.
Watch "Jailed for Life for MinorCrimes: The UK's ForgottenPrisoners" - http://bit.ly/1K2M79c
Read “VICE News Investigation Finds Signs of SecretPhoneSurveillance Across London” - http://bit.ly/1Q7Rome
Read "UK Police Tried to Buy Hacking Team's Spy Tech, Leaked Emails Show" - http://bit.ly/1TJLlTX
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IF THEY PASS THIS LAW IN UK THERE SPY ON YOU.avi

Email and web use 'to be monitored' under new laws in the UK if the Government gets its way.
The government will be able to monitor the calls, emails, texts and website visits of everyone in the UK under new legislation set to be announced soon.
Using the excuse of spying on terrorists or criminals ?
Are all 60 million in the UK terrorist
This is an interview with
Conservative MP and former shadow home secretary David Davis on the BBC 01/04/2012.
Internet firms will be required to give intelligence agency GCHQ access to communications on demand, in real time.
The Home Office says the move is key to tackling crime and terrorism, but civil liberties groups have criticised it.
Has the UK Gov gone totally paranoid ?
Here link to BBC read for yourselves
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17576745
Terrorists or criminals the clever ones aren't going to use normal e-mail now are they?
sign this epetion Scrap Plans to Monitor all Emails and Web Usage
http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/32400

The Guardian

The Guardian is a British national daily newspaper. Founded in 1821 as a local paper replacing the radical Manchester Observer, it was known as The Manchester Guardian until 1959. It has grown into a national paper, and forms part of a media group with international and online offshoots. Its sister papers include The Observer (a British Sunday paper) and The Guardian Weekly (an international roundup of articles from various papers). In addition to its UK online edition theguardian.com, the paper has two international web sites, Guardian Australia and Guardian US. The Guardian is influential in the design and publishing arena, sponsoring many awards in these areas. Other media projects include GuardianFilm. The Guardian was edited by Alan Rusbridger from 1995 to 2015, when Katharine Viner succeeded him.

The Guardian is a part of the Guardian Media Group, owned by The Scott Trust Limited. The Trust was created in 1936 "to secure the financial and editorial independence of the Guardian in perpetuity and to safeguard the journalistic freedom and liberal values of the Guardian free from commercial or political interference." The Scott Trust became a limited company in 2008, with a constitution containing the same protections for the Guardian. Profits are reinvested in journalism rather than to the benefit an owner or shareholders.